Thunderstorm Wind — Forsyth, North Carolina

2024-08-02 · near South Winston Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

Event narrative

A tree was reported down along Walnut Street SW.

Wider weather episode

A surface cold front approached the region as an area of low pressure tracked into the Ohio Valley. A lee trough was also present across western North Carolina. In combination of both the surface front, as well as sea breeze thunderstorms forming an effective boundary, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the Piedmont. Additional storms formed over the Sandhills and Coastal Plain. Several trees and powerlines were reported down due to the storms moving through in the late afternoon and early evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208702. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.